(a) (1) The Chairman of the Commission may employ a staff for the Commission in accordance with the State budget.
(2) Except as otherwise provided by law, the staff is in the State Personnel Management System.
(b) The Secretary of the Commission shall:
(1) perform each duty that the Chairman of the Commission assigns; and
(2) keep, at the principal office of the Commission, a public record of:
(i) each proceeding of the Commission, including:
1. each claim that the Commission considers; and
2. each award that the Commission allows to an employee or any person for a service;
(ii) each document required to be submitted by the Commission or by a regulation of the Commission;
(iii) each decision of the Commission; and
(iv) each order passed by the Commission.
(c) The Chairman may designate another employee of the Commission to exercise the powers and carry out the duties of the Secretary whenever the Secretary is absent.
Structure Maryland Statutes
Title 9 - Workers' Compensation
Subtitle 3 - State Workers' Compensation Commission
Section 9-304 - Full-Time Duties; Compensation
Section 9-308 - Hearings; Decisions; Orders; Transmission of Orders
Section 9-309 - Miscellaneous Powers and Duties
Section 9-310 - Determination of Amount of Penalty or Fine
Section 9-310.1 - Benefits Wrongfully Obtained; Reimbursement; Interest
Section 9-310.2 - Referral of Certain Fraud Cases to Insurance Fraud Division; Reports
Section 9-312 - Reports of Commission
Section 9-313 - Reports and Analyses of Insurance Provider
Section 9-315 - Funding of Occupational Safety and Health Program
Section 9-315.1 - Administrative Costs for Workforce Fraud Program
Section 9-316 - Payment of Expenses; Tax
Section 9-317 - Advisory Committee